School Sports
Volleyball takes off
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- Category: Sports News
- Published on Saturday, 08 August 2020 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Brooke Smith spikes a ball back to a teammate as the pair warms up as practice begins for the Lady Tiger volleyball teams on Tuesday, August 4.
Football practices start, Tigers ready to begin season
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- Published on Thursday, 06 August 2020 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Coach Patrick Colbert, at right, runs a drill for defensive lineman to be quick off the snap.
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Holloman signs to play basketball for Hill College
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Day Day Holloman, a 2020 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, signed a letter of commitment to play basketball at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas starting in the Fall of 2020.
Read more: Holloman signs to play basketball for Hill College
Summer conditioning
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- Published on Sunday, 02 August 2020 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Quence McGill jumps atop a box as Coach Brad Willard holds the padding.
Spiking the ball
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- Published on Saturday, 04 July 2020 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Summer Rogers spikes the ball during a summer-time workout for the Mount Vernon Lady Tigers.
Tiger football practice starts August 3
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- Published on Friday, 31 July 2020 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
With the UIL’s ruling last week that 3A football teams could proceed with their original start date of Aug. 3, Mount Vernon Tigers players and coaches are ready to take the field to prepare for the 2020 season.
Weight training
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 June 2020 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Maddox Males, at right, and Clayton Cooper, work on the Jammer Machine during summer conditioning training at the Mount Vernon ISD Field House.
Summer conditioning
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- Published on Monday, 27 July 2020 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Heather Grey runs sprints while carrying a backpack filled with sand. Mount Vernon ISD athletic participants continue with their summer conditioning workouts in the hopes they will be able to start the seasons as normal.
Volleyball conditioning
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- Published on Thursday, 18 June 2020 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Jadyn McCarthy and Mia Breeden, both incoming eighth graders at Mount Vernon Middle School pass a volleyball during summer conditioning at Mount Vernon ISD.